Tapeworm Species Details

Bothriocephalus punctatus (Rudolphi, 1802) Rudolphi, 1810
Bothriocephalidea: Bothriocephalidae
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Cestode Scientific Name

Species ID 12425
Order Bothriocephalidea
Family Bothriocephalidae
Subfamily
Genus Bothriocephalus
Species punctatus
Authority (Rudolphi, 1802) Rudolphi, 1810
Taxonomic Status Synonym
Valid Name Bothriocephalus scorpii (Müller, 1776) Cooper, 1917
Synonyms Taenia punctata Rudolphi, 1802; Bothriocephalus bipunctatus (Zeder, 1800) Lühe, 1899
Genus Record No
Type Species No
Verified No
Verified By
Citation(s)

Rudolphi, C. A. 1802. Fortsetzung der Beobachtungen über die Eingeweidewürmer. Archiv für Zoologie und Zootomie 3: 61-125 + Plate 2.

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Rudolphi, C. A. 1810. Entozoorum, sive vermium intestinalium. Historia naturalis. Volumen II, Part II. Sumptibus Tabernae Librariae et Artium, Amstelaedami, 386 pp.

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Redescription
Scientific Name Notes -originaly established as type species

Record Data

Date (MM/DD/YYYY) Action User Name
02/07/2013 Created B. Barbeau
04/20/2016ModifiedB. Barbeau
08/08/2017ModifiedR. Kuchta
05/31/2018ModifiedR. Kuchta
02/08/2022ModifiedR. Kuchta

Type Host

Host Class Actinopterygii
Host Order Pleuronectiformes
Host Family Scophthalmidae
Type Host
(Literal)
Genus Pleuronectes
Species maximus
Subspecies
Type Host
(Valid)
Genus Scophthalmus
Species maximus
Subspecies
Additional Host(s) -Myoxocephalus scorpius (as Cottus scorpius)
Site in Host
Host Notes -type host not specified, but first listed

Type Locality

Country Germany
Body of Water Baltic Sea
Island(s)
City/Region Greifswald
Coordinates
DD Latitude
DD Longitude
Additional Localities
Locality Notes

Specimens

Type Material -not located
Total Number of Type Specimens
Voucher Material
Specimen Notes
Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.